Can't wait to read the rest, man. And if it's a grimore, I assume Portia begged her friends to come along so she could claim it Oh, and on the R&N in Furcadia --- MIRC claimed my soul; it might be a while before I get it back up for any length of time unless you and NeilWeasel over there *pokes the Cap'n* drop in with a bunch of your friends

Thanks! Without sounding like I'm tooting my own horn, I really busted my hump to do this, and it came out as some of the best stuff I've done. It was also really well received by some of the other people in the book whose opinions I respect a great deal. And beyond that, it was a great deal of fun (but also a lot of work). I think it also contributed to some increased readership, which was, of course, the whole point.

Is there anybody out there who got introduced to FCE by picking the book up at ComicCon?

Finally page 2 is up. Poor Stillwell. For once it's his time to show what he can do, and... "Sorry, Yerzle, the locks are magically bound."

You're so mean, Matt

On an unrelated note my Ram and Noodle place might be staying down for the forseeable future, and not because the program had a serious hardware fart. My gaming group is, well, regrouping, and I converted Portia and Yerzle to 3rd Edition rules. Portia'd kill me if she saw where I was taking her character sheet... the Underdark is not a healthy place

Stalks-The-Wind's-Shadows wrote:Finally page 2 is up. Poor Stillwell. For once it's his time to show what he can do, and... "Sorry, Yerzle, the locks are magically bound."

You're so mean, Matt

Oh, don't worry, this isn't the only chance he gets. In fact, what he does later is much more important!

Stalks-The-Wind's-Shadows wrote:On an unrelated note my Ram and Noodle place might be staying down for the forseeable future, and not because the program had a serious hardware fart. My gaming group is, well, regrouping, and I converted Portia and Yerzle to 3rd Edition rules. Portia'd kill me if she saw where I was taking her character sheet... the Underdark is not a healthy place

I'll shut up now. Can't wait for the rest of this story

Translated to a ranger and a magic-user, eh? Are they still anthro animals, or another one of the standard D&D races?

I keep meaning to get the Viewer's Guide up so that people can actually use some of the info I've come up with (map, pantheon, history, culture) in a gaming session if they want.

Portia as a Sorceress, specialization Evocation (I rolled SO poorly on her HP it's not funny); Yerzle as a Rogue, actually. Yerz seems to have that personality to pick up the "dashing rogue" type, and I don't envision him as actually fighting with two weapons at once, despite his Ranger training I'd assume And besides, he's hung out enough with Stillwill to pick up a few tips, by now...

CaptainSpam wrote:<small>Typo, Matt... check the link on the front page...</small>

Yeah, I saw that this morning. Sorry. Unfortunately, I'm at work and so won't be able to fix it until I get home. And since tonight is laundry night (really needed, BTW ), that won't be until around 7:30 or 8:00. But obviously you found it anyway!

As for Stillwell's use of his trunk, you can't really expect him pick anything up with those stubby arms of his, can you? And what good is having a prehensile nose if you don't use it?

I've been working on my new Keenspace book submission, so I thought I'd post the first part here. Or the linework, at least. Here you go:

This story will eventually be posted on the site, but not until after Comic-Con, when the books are passed out. The books will also be distributed for Free Comic Book Day, which corresponds with the release of X-Men 2, but I don't have a definite date for that. Bug your comic shop owner to order it along with the most recent Image tripe!